Art Of Noise

Biography

Formed in 1983, UK-based pop experimentalists Art Of Noise were the first artists to be signed to Trevor Horn's ZTT Records. The nucleus of the group was Horn, Anne Dudley (keyboard, arrangements), Jonathan J.J. Jeczalik (11 May 1956; keyboards, production), and Gary Langan (various instruments, production), with input from rock writer Paul Morley. Dudley had already achieved considerable experience arranging for a number of artists, including ABC, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Paul McCartney. The band achieved early success as dancefloor favourites in America with the inventive Into Battle With The Art Of Noise EP. At the end of 1984, the ensemble registered a Top 10 UK hit with "Close (To The Edit)", an inspired mix of hip-hop rhythms and vocal effects. The following year Dudley, Jeczalik and Langan fell out with ZTT over their marketing strategies and moved to the independent label China Records. Thereafter, their career consisted chiefly of work with other...

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